Add text on top of shapes in Azure Maps

Question

I have a bunch of location with lat and lon that I've plotted in Azure Maps Visual in Power BI. Then I've added a shape file using geojson for specific regions. The thing is that this visual doesn't have the option to show a text, like the name of the region. TMap custom visual does that, but it loses in other aspects. It seems like an easy feature to be implemented on.

Answer 1

Hi!

There is no direct option to display text labels on polygons in Azure Maps Visual for Power BI. It's Simply not implemented yet.

Common workarounds:

1. Use Tooltips instead of labels

• Add the region name as a field in the Tooltip well.
• When hovering over a shape, the name appears.
• Not persistent text, but good for exploration.

2. In your dataset, calculate a centroid (lat/lon) for each polygon (region).

Add these centroid points as a new layer in Azure Maps visual.

1. Use the Category or Size fields to show text (though Azure Maps currently shows category as color, not as text directly).

If you need actual text, you might instead place small markers with distinct categories and add a legend, but it won’t float as a label.